GDX vs MDY

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • MDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.23% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • MDY pays a higher dividend yield (1.07%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.72%1.07%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$27.26B$26.04B
YTD return
7.78%13.15%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.741.07
P/E ratio
17.9222.63
Last price
$91.72$672.37
Inception
Issuer
VanEckState Street

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd11.54%
NEMNewmont Corp11.31%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp7.60%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp5.05%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC5.00%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp4.93%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp4.84%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR4.33%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp3.17%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.89%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.88%
CASYCasey's General Stores Inc0.85%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.80%
CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
FLEXFlex Ltd0.75%
XPOXPO Inc0.71%
WWDWoodward Inc0.67%
RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.65%
USFDUS Foods Holding Corp0.64%
BURLBurlington Stores Inc0.63%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.6%
Consumer Cyclical11.9%
Basic Materials5.0%
Consumer Defensive4.0%
Technology13.8%
Communication Services1.1%
Financial Services13.8%
Utilities3.2%
Industrials24.5%
Energy5.8%
Healthcare9.3%

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $27.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.72%. Its largest holding is Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM.TO), which represents 11.5% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $26.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is TechnipFMC PLC (FTI), which represents 0.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.6%.